diff --git a/modular_bandastation/keybinding/_keybinding.dme b/modular_bandastation/keybinding/_keybinding.dme
index 44dbc23d3008d..26e2bbd703e98 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/keybinding/_keybinding.dme
+++ b/modular_bandastation/keybinding/_keybinding.dme
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "code/carbon.dm"
 #include "code/client.dm"
 #include "code/communication.dm"
-#include "code/emote.dm"
 #include "code/human.dm"
 #include "code/living.dm"
 #include "code/mob.dm"
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/keybinding/code/emote.dm b/modular_bandastation/keybinding/code/emote.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index eb02d081238ec..0000000000000
--- a/modular_bandastation/keybinding/code/emote.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/datum/keybinding/emote/link_to_emote(datum/emote/faketype)
-	. = ..()
-	if(initial(faketype.name))
-		full_name = capitalize(initial(faketype.name))
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/translations/_translations.dm b/modular_bandastation/translations/_translations.dm
index 3859ce6722ad0..d543840324237 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/translations/_translations.dm
+++ b/modular_bandastation/translations/_translations.dm
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ru_emote_messages)
 		var/list/emote_list = GLOB.emote_list[emote_key]
 		for(var/datum/emote/emote in emote_list)
 			emote.update_to_ru()
+	for(var/emote_kb_key as anything in GLOB.keybindings_by_name)
+		var/datum/keybinding/emote/emote_kb = GLOB.keybindings_by_name[emote_kb_key]
+		if(!istype(emote_kb))
+			continue
+		emote_kb.update_to_ru()
diff --git a/modular_bandastation/translations/code/translate_emotes.dm b/modular_bandastation/translations/code/translate_emotes.dm
index fa2628fa8b42c..ded32c582651c 100644
--- a/modular_bandastation/translations/code/translate_emotes.dm
+++ b/modular_bandastation/translations/code/translate_emotes.dm
@@ -15,3 +15,13 @@
 	message_monkey = ru_emote_message(message_monkey)
 	message_animal_or_basic = ru_emote_message(message_animal_or_basic)
 	message_param = ru_emote_message(message_param)
+
+/datum/keybinding/emote
+	var/datum/emote/faketype
+
+/datum/keybinding/emote/link_to_emote(datum/emote/faketype)
+	. = ..()
+	src.faketype = faketype
+
+/datum/keybinding/emote/proc/update_to_ru()
+	full_name = capitalize(ru_emote_name(faketype::name || faketype::key))